Jersey City man found with gun, suspected marijuana: cops

A 21-year-old Jersey City man accused of carrying a gun loaded with hollow-point bullets was held on $35,000 bail after he made his first court appearance Thursday.

Jermaine Elliott, 21, is accused of running from police who were trying to arrest him at Dwight Street and Martin Luther King Drive on Wednesday Police said Elliot was found with a Taurus Brasil .38 Special revolver loaded with two hollow-point bullets. The serial number of the gun had been scratched out, police said.

After searching his home, officers found 13 small plastic bags of suspected marijuana, the criminal complaint states.

Elliot was hit with a slew of charges, including possession of a firearm while committing a drug offense, distribution within 1000 feet of school property, possession with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public property, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstruction and resisting arrest.